Captain Weddell's ocean-going fleet was not very lucky, and on the third day after coming out of Goa, it encountered bad weather.

Even if Captain Weddell was so anxious that it was useless to jump to his feet, he had to hide in Bertkar for more than half a month, and set up a merchant house by the way.

It was God's help that finally bought Zhong Guozhu's sailor a rare training time of one and a half months.

was originally going to set off the next day to reinforce the battlefield on the Eastern Front, but now an unknown fleet suddenly appeared, which made Zhong Guozhu suddenly nervous.

"Mao Mindang, call your brothers down from the watchtower and go with me. ”

Zhong Guozhu's flagship is the ship "Admiral", which is the ship of the Dutchman Major Verya. Originally, the main mast was blown off, and it was later replaced with a new one.

At present, there are a total of nineteen modified arc-shaped soft-sail warships. Thereinto:

Imitation of the "Admiral" five-masted battleship, which belongs to the Xiongjia Army Navy Dangkou-class (cross-sea) No. 2 main battleship. The length is eighteen zhang, the width is five zhang and two feet, and the draft is one and three feet long.

The lower deck was equipped with 28 5-inch guns, the second deck was equipped with 36 4-inch guns, and the third deck was equipped with 48 3-inch guns. The capacity is 849 people.

An imitation of the Portuguese five-masted battleship, which belongs to the main battleship of the Dinghai class (Zhandao) of the Xiongjia Army Naval Division. The length is fifteen zhang, the width is four zhang one foot eight inches, and the draft is one zhang and two feet.

The lower deck was equipped with 22 5-inch guns, the second deck was equipped with 28 4-inch guns, and the third deck was equipped with 36 3-inch guns. The capacity is 628 people.

Seven three-masted warships were reconstructed, with a length of 12 zhang, a width of 3 zhang and 2 feet, and a draft of 9 feet and 5 inches. It belongs to the dreadnought-class (offshore) fighting ship of the Xiongjia Military Naval Division.

The lower deck was equipped with eighteen five-inch guns, and the second deck was equipped with twenty-four three-inch guns. The capacity is 422 people.

The other ten are centipede ships with a length of nine zhang, a width of two zhang and four feet, a draft of nine feet, and a single sloop, which are characterized by flexible steering and extremely fast speed. The purpose was a melee raid, with a capacity of 178 men.

There is a five-inch gun in the bow, six four-inch guns on the left and right sides, and 24 tiger squatting and 24 crossbow launchers.

The above is all the belongings of the Xiong family's military sailors, Zhong Guozhu learned the lesson of the last time and did not take them all out.

The Dangkou-class two-masted battleship imitating the Dutchman Admiral was left to Vice Admiral Huang Jie as the flagship, leading the seven warships that had just completed the transformation to guard the new base of the Naval Division.

Zhong Guozhu ordered the Dinghai-class No. 1 capital ship, which imitated the Portuguese, to be the vanguard, and led two three-masted warships to rush out of the sea first.

The remaining sixteen warships, led by the No. 1 ship of the Dangkou class (the Admiral), sailed to the sea as the second echelon.

After more than a month of hard training, this time the situation was very different, and we were able to maintain our formation throughout the process.

After the Dangkou No. 1 ship rushed out of the sea, Zhong Guozhu found that the Dinghai No. 1 ship had led two three-masted warships to the west.

Liu Li, the leader of the Dinghai No. 1 ship, is also a big one, and is the eldest son of Liu Guoxiong, the boss of the "Pingyang Four Fierces".

Because he grew up in Fenshui since he was a child, he was brought to Dongting Lake by Zhong Guozhu after the long-distance relocation of Fenghuang Village to Yongzhou.

Liu Li inherited his father's inheritance, and the whole characteristic is just one word: fierce.

Zhong Guozhu was still thinking about something, and Mao Mindang's voice had already come from the watchtower: "General, now you can see clearly, the British fleet on the opposite side has a total of eighteen ships." They were carrying the king's banner, which we had seen once before. ”

"How far is it?" Zhong Guozhu hurriedly came to the bow of the ship, set up clairvoyance and began to observe.

"There are about twenty miles to go, and both the other side and our strikers are advancing at full speed, and they should be close to firing distance within half an hour. ”

Before Mao Mindang's words fell, Zhong Guozhu had already shouted loudly: "Send a signal, the centipede ship will meet it at full speed, and we will approach the enemy ship on the right to harass it." The rest of the ships were all full sails and followed in my direction. ”

Mao Mindang held clairvoyance in both hands, and reported the enemy situation at any time: "Report to the general: There are six enemy warships, and now the side gunhole covers have been opened, so you can see clearly." The twelve ships behind were all merchant ships and did not have powerful artillery. ”

When Zhong Guozhu heard that there were merchant ships behind the enemy, he was immediately overjoyed: "Immediately send a signal to the centipede ship in front, don't entangle with the enemy's warship, and attack the merchant ship behind the enemy from the outside!"

Mao Mindang's tone began to be a little hurried: "The enemy is changing formation, and the first to rush over is a five-masted warship, followed by two three-masted warships. It looks like we are going to use the side row guns to storm our left flank!"

Zhong Guozhu also saw that the enemy only had three warships rushing up, but the forward Liu Li also only had three warships, which was the same as the number of enemies. But the enemy is all good at seafaring, and one-on-one combat is too much of a loss.

"Flagship, go full speed, hurry up to reinforce Liu Li! Order the other four three-masted warships to fully reinforce the centipede ships in front, because there are still three sloops behind the enemy to protect the merchant ships!"

Zhong Guozhu was in a hurry behind, and Liu Li, who was the pioneer of the way, was now the five-masted warship that rushed to the enemy first.

Because as soon as Liu Li went out of the sea, he found that the enemy only had one five-masted warship and two three-masted warships, which were comparable to his own strength.

The so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. What's more, Liu Li is still a descendant of the "Pingyang Four Fierce", and he has inherited a fierce character.

Liu Li has always used his warship as a war horse, and he has been on a rampage since Dongting Lake. Every time he encircled and suppressed the water thieves, he did not defeat the enemy, but "frightened" the enemy.

At that time, the first water thief in Dongting Lake, Huang Jie, the dragon who intercepted the river, was a rare opponent in Dongting Lake, the Yangtze River and the Xiangjiang River, and even the sailors of the imperial court had no choice.

Huang Jie was frightened by Liu Li's lifeless impact at the beginning, so he was willing to bow down and join the ranks of the Xiong family's army.

It was the first time Liu Li had seen other people's warships on the sea, and it was still a large group, so naturally his blood was full of blood and excitement.

The main prince Xiong is the benefactor of the entire Phoenix Village, and even more so the benefactor of his father and uncle.

I think that at the beginning, my father and uncle killed the lord Xiong Chu, not only was not held responsible, but passed on exquisite martial arts and helped Phoenix Village avenge the blood revenge.

These things, since the day Liu Li became sensible, someone told him almost every day, from his father to his grandfather, to the whole village, everyone was saying: "Prince Xiong is our father-in-law, and you will repay your kindness on behalf of our Phoenix Village in the future." ”

How old is Liu Licai? He is only 15 years old this year, and he is less than 16 years old. It is the age of "the second oldest in the earth, and I happen to be the third". He had great strength as a child, and this was inherited from his father.

So at the age of ten, he was brought into Dongting Lake by Zhong Guozhu and soon came to prominence. Subsequently, in the process of establishing the Xiongjia Army and the Dongting Lake Water Army, he made many military exploits, and got three exceptional promotions to get to where he is today.

To repay the favor is to work hard for the Engong Xiong Chu, this is what Liu Li has known since he was a child, and it is also a sentence that his father taught him.

Now that the enemy is in front of you, it's time to fight desperately.

Liu Li's battleship was a five-masted battleship imitating the Portuguese, but it was not identical, and in the process of rapid turning and swaying from side to side, it was much more stable than that of Western warships.

The enemy's flag-flagged five-masted warships have now been used to their maximum speed. Because the sail was affected by the force, it almost leaned towards the hull of the ship and inserted it to his left side, Liu Li knew that the other party wanted to use the side artillery.

But the enemy's hull had not yet been straightened, and the distance was still six or seven miles, and Liu Li stood at the bow of the ship and had already given the order to attack: "Keep course and let the enemy rush over." The lower artillery on the left is ready for firing, and the second artillery is ready!"

Just when the enemy was about to rush to the range of Wuli, the moment the hull of the ship suddenly stopped, Liu Li roared angrily: "The bottom layer is ignited, and the second layer is ready!"

Tom Tom Tom –

The hull of the Dinghai No. 1 ship shook slightly, and the twenty-two guns fired lead balls almost simultaneously, whistling and pounced on the enemy ship.

The Dinghai No. 1 ship only opened its cannon one breath faster than the enemy, and Liu Li saw the fire of the enemy's warship's muzzle flashing, and immediately shouted: "Right full rudder!"

The artillery of the Xiongjia Army's naval division has just been updated recently, and the firing range is close to six miles.

Although the first round was empty, Liu Li could see clearly from the clairvoyance, all the lead balls passed over the enemy's head, scratched a soft sail and fell into the sea.

The first round of enemy shells did not hit themselves, and they did not cross the battleship. That means that the enemy's artillery is still a little worse, and the distance is just right.

"Full rudder left, keep course, attack behind the enemy!"

Liu Li found that his five-inch artillery was more powerful than the enemy, and his confidence immediately rose, and now he wanted to try the four-inch gun on the second deck: "The second layer is ignited! The bottom artillery is ready to chain shells and attack the enemy's mast." ”

The second round of 28 4-inch guns still failed, but an iron ball fired by the enemy in the second round just hit the bow deck of the Dinghai No. 1 ship, and immediately smashed a hole.

Seeing that he had suffered a loss in the second round of artillery battles, Liu Li's fierceness came up again: "Full speed ahead, ignition at the bottom!"

Tom tom tom - bang bang - click!

Liu Li rushed to the left rear of the enemy's five-masted battleship, measured about three miles, and the twenty-two guns on the lower deck opened fire again, and finally the chain bullets fired by two guns hit the target.

A chain bullet struck a mast behind the enemy ship and shattered on the spot, sending the sailman wrapped around his neck with a cable and flying out into the sea. Even the second sail with the third and upper ones was torn off by the chain bomb.

A chain bullet smashed directly into the stern of the enemy ship, knocking a wooden plank off the air, and one of the enemies who was watching was also knocked into the sea.

Now it is almost at a close distance, and the enemy's counterattack comes very quickly, and the hit rate is very high.

With a roar, an overwhelming iron ball smashed over, and most of it landed on the deck, killing five or six people in an instant.

Boom!

Because there were suddenly five or six sail operators missing, one of the Dinghai No. 1 ships couldn't dodge, and one of the enemy's iron balls was so dangerous that it almost fell close to Liu Li's shoulder. It just happened to hit a deck gun and bounced, and a sailman was unfortunately hit in the head and killed instantly.

The enemy's five-masted warship, which was the flagship of Captain Weddell, did not expect his opponent to go to war at all.

Now the two five-masted warships are actually entangled together, and it is completely hand-to-hand combat, which is not the tactics of naval warfare at all.

Now that he was on his side, Captain Weddell wanted to distance himself and use his vast experience in sailors and naval warfare to win.

But Liu Li's thoughts are just the opposite.

Today was the first naval battle, and one person was killed by the second shell of the enemy, and this man died beside him, and his eyes were red at that time.

This red eye is not for tears, but for cannibalism.

"The enemy's tail sail has fallen off, and now it is not steering, and he rushes up to beat the water dogs. All deck guns on the third floor are ready to ignite, and the enemy must not be allowed to escape and fight with the enemy!"

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